My friend Alison came to visit Paris all the way from Malaysia. We’ve been online friends for a couple of years now, and now we’re IRL (in real life) friends too! Look! Alison is in my city! Isn’t she purty? Of course we had their family over for dinner, and when I asked for requests, she mentioned that her husband… Read More
Cuisse de Dinde sounds so much better than Turkey Leg, doesn’t it? But that’s what this recipe is about. Cuisse actually means “thigh” and is pronounced ‘queese.’ And dinde is turkey, and is pronounced like dandy. Except the vowel is more the sound you make when you think something is just so-so. eh. Queese de Dehnde. Alright, now that we’ve… Read More
I was supposed to have a really great recipe for you today, combining beef and prunes. But it wasn’t good. I mean, it was edible, but nothing I would post here. So I decided to do a tutorial I’ve been meaning to do for a long time on how to cook with herbs. You all know I’m an amateur chef,… Read More
A galette des rois (pronounced gah-let day rwa) is a flaky cake with filling that you eat on the 12th night after Christmas. The Epiphany. It honors the magi kings (rois) who came to pay homage to Jesus. And this celebration is a big deal in France. I’ll tell you more about the tradition on Thursday for my French post…. Read More
The word “leek” is just not as pretty as its French counterpart, which is “poireau,” and which is pronounced pwah-row. In fact, this staple of a soup is called “Soupe aux Poireaux” in French. Soup oh pwah-row. Even the leeks themselves seem to be much larger than I remember them being in America. Right? Don’t you think? Gargantuan. And don’t… Read More
In French you would say “carrotes glacées” for glazed carrots, and it would sound a little something like care-ought glah-say. This is a rich side-dish for a vegetable and goes well with a holiday meat such as roast game. In fact, that’s exactly what we ate it with on Christmas. Take 2 kilos (or just over 4 lbs) of carrots…. Read More
